Dr. Sharon Feng and Stephen R. Tritch Elected to Koppers Board of Directors
May 06 2009 - 9:46AM
Marketwired
The shareholders of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) have elected
Dr. Sharon Feng and Stephen R. Tritch as directors of the company
at the Koppers Annual Meeting of Shareholders. In addition, T.
Michael Young was reelected as a Director of Koppers.
Dr. Feng is currently the Vice President, Industrial and
Environmental Affairs/Logistics Management of LANXESS Corporation.
Previously, Dr. Feng served as the Vice President of Business
Development, Coatings and Adhesives, Asia Pacific Region for Bayer
MaterialScience. In this role, Dr. Feng was responsible for the
construction of the Polymer Research and Development Center in
Shanghai and establishing the technical organization to support
Bayer's business in the Asia Pacific region. Dr. Feng was also the
Director of Polyurethane Research, North America for Bayer
MaterialScience. Dr. Feng is the author of 30 technical
publications and has been the invited speaker for numerous
professional and technical conferences.
Mr. Tritch is currently the Chairman of Westinghouse Electric
Company. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Westinghouse since 2002. Mr. Tritch held numerous managerial
positions from the time he began his Westinghouse career in 1971 as
a product engineer in the former Power Circuit Breaker Division. He
is a member of the American Nuclear Society and was appointed by
President George W. Bush to the President's Export Council in 2007.
In addition Mr. Tritch is the Chairman of the Engineering Board of
Visitors at the University of Pittsburgh and Chairman of the Board
of Trustees for the Senator John Heinz History Center in
Pittsburgh. Mr. Tritch also serves on the Board of Trustees for the
University of Pittsburgh, the Board of the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center (UPMC), the Board of the United Way of Allegheny
County, and the Board of the Allegheny County Conference on
Community Development. Mr. Tritch is also a director of The Shaw
Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR).
"We are very pleased to add Sharon and Steve to our Board. Their
knowledge, global experience and extensive backgrounds will be a
great complement to the current Board," said Walter W. Turner,
President and CEO of Koppers.
About Koppers
Koppers, with corporate headquarters and a research center in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global integrated producer of carbon
compounds and treated wood products. Including its joint ventures,
Koppers operates facilities in the United States, United Kingdom,
Denmark, Australia and China. The stock of Koppers Holdings Inc. is
publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"KOP." For more information, visit us on the Web: www.koppers.com.
Questions concerning investor relations should be directed to Brian
H. McCurrie at 412 227 2153 or Michael W. Snyder at 412 227
2131.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release may contain forward-looking statements based
on management's current expectations, estimates and projections.
All statements that address expectations or projections about the
future, including statements about the company's strategy for
growth, product development, market position, expected expenditures
and financial results are forward-looking statements. Some of the
forward-looking statements may be identified by words like
"expects," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," "projects,"
"indicates," and similar expressions. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors, including those
discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in documents
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Koppers,
particularly its latest annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly
report on Form 10-Q, as well as others, could cause results to
differ materially from those stated. These factors include, but are
not limited to, changes in the laws, regulations, policies and
economic conditions, including inflation, interest and foreign
currency exchange rates, of countries in which the Company does
business; competitive pressures; the loss of one or more key
customer or supplier relationships; customer insolvencies;
successful integration of structural changes, including
restructuring plans, acquisitions, divestitures and alliances; cost
and availability of raw materials; and other economic, business,
competitive, regulatory and/or operational factors affecting the
business of Koppers generally.
For Information: Brian H. McCurrie Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer 412 227 2153 Email Contact
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